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Preliminary chart of Portland harbor, Maine

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Preliminary chart of Portland harbor, Maine

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Title
Preliminary chart of Portland harbor, Maine
Names
United States Coast Survey (Issuing body)
Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867 (Surveyor)
Boutelle, C. O. (Charles Otis) (Creator)
Longfellow, A. W. (Alexander Wadsworth), 1814-1901 (Creator)
Woodhull, M. (Maxwell) (Creator)
Balbach, Arthur (Draftsman)
Knight, John, approximately 1802-1872 (Engraver)
Throop, John Peter Van Ness, 1794-approximately 1861 (Engraver)
Metzeroth, G. B. (Engraver)
Ackerman Lithr. (Lithographer)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Maine

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1854
Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: U. S. Coast Survey Office
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 16-824
Topics
Nautical charts -- Maine -- Portland Harbor (Me.)
Nautical charts
Portland Harbor (Me.)
Maine -- Portland
Maine -- Portland Harbor (Me.)
Genres
Maps
Nautical charts
Notes
Statement of responsibility: From a trigonometrical survey under the direction of A.D. Bache, superintendent of the Survey of the Coast of the United States ; triangulation by C.O. Boutelle ; topography by A.W. Longfellow ; hydrography by the party under the command of Lieut. M. Woodhull.
Content: Depths shown by soundings.
Content: Inset: Sketch of approaches to Portland Harbor. Scale 1:80,000.
Content: At head of title: (A no. 3).
Content: "No. 4"--Top left margin.
Statement of responsibility: "Redd. drng. by A. Balbach" --lower left margin.
Statement of responsibility: "Eng'd. by J. Knight, J.V.N. Throop and G.B. Metzeroth" -- lower right margin.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 67 x 54 cm
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 173644960
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21122885
Other local Identifier: US084.3.04
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7253f140-a2c3-0134-b2ae-00505686a51c
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1854: Issued
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Preliminary chart of Portland harbor, Maine" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1854. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/84bcacb0-a2c3-0134-ecec-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Preliminary chart of Portland harbor, Maine" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/84bcacb0-a2c3-0134-ecec-00505686a51c

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1854). Preliminary chart of Portland harbor, Maine Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/84bcacb0-a2c3-0134-ecec-00505686a51c

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Preliminary chart of Portland harbor, Maine